Heterogaster urticae (Fabricius, 1775)
nettle groundbug, neetle seed-bug
on Urtica, etc.
parasite
Larvae and adults at the leaves.
host plants
Urticaceae, oligophagous
Forsskaolea angustifolia; Urtica dioica, pilulifera, urens.
Stray specimens on Echium plantagineum; Glebionis coronaria; Pinus.
distribution within Europe
PESI (2021).
synonyms
Heterogaster longirostris Wagner, 1949.
notes
Observed by Ribes & Sauleda at the roots of Ammophila arenaria subsp. arundinacea; aestivation?
references
Alderweireldt (2001a), Alexander (2008a), Aukema, Duffels & Baez (2006a), Drees (2001a), Livory (2014a), Péricart (1998a), Ribes & Sauleda (1979a), Rieger (1995a), Wagner (1955a), Wheeler-Jr & Hoebeke (2013a), Yazici, Yildirim & Moulet (2015a).